Best Trips in Africa:

Affordable and diverse safari option in Southern Africa

At Gateway Africa we understand the complexities of planning a Africa
trip for yourself or your group.

We as safari specialists has explored Africa for the past 26 years, and
has covered Africa from Cape Town to Cairo.

Tell us what you have in mind, with regard to your interests, holiday time
and budget, and let our highly experienced Safari Travel Specialists help
you plan, or just give recommendations.

Africa offers such a wide range of holiday options, but below we will
share a travel secret with you.

We have highlighted Namibia as a
safari trip destination, due to its
unique diversity, safety and over-all value-for-money options.

WHY NAMIBIA?

World famous sites of interests, ranging from the diverse wildlife dense
Etosha National Park, the scenic Namib-Naukluft Park with its diverse desert
landscapes and the highest dunes at Sossusvlei.

Experience tracking the rare Desert Elephants in the scenic Damaraland,
or experience the excitement of looking for the Big 5 in the sub-tropical
Caprivi wildlife regions, or marvel at the rare animal species of African
Wild Dog or the Roan and Sable Antelope in the Mahangu and Namibian Okavango
Delta regions.

From deserts, wide open grass savannahs, mountainous regions to
sub-tropical forests, Namibia has nearly every type of ecology found in
Africa.
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Namibia is the north-west neighbour of South Africa, with the Atlantic
Ocean forming her the western border, Angola and Zambia in the north, and
Botswana on the east.

Due to the close distance of Namibia to other well-known vacation spots
such as: Botswana's Moremi, Okavango Delta and Chobe Game Reserves, in
concert with the Victoria Falls and South Africa's Cape Town, make Namibia
the perfect commencing point for the
ultimate Africa trip.

Namibia is an amazingly diverse country, and has quietly becoming the rising
star of Africa. Her diversity of wildlife, cultures and scenery makes this
an favourite safari destination.

A large peaceful country, nearly the size of South Africa (whole of Western
Europe), but with a very low population density of only 2.2 million people,
compared to South Africa's nearly 60 million.

From a traveller's view, Namibia offers an unique and affordable diversity
not easily found in other African destinations, ranging from modern cities
to un-spoilt wilderness areas, old Africa tribal regions and spectacular
wildlife Reserves.

Many people think of Namibia as a semi-desert country, but this is not
totally correct. Yes, along its west coast, you will find one of the oldest
deserts in the world: the Namib Desert, and in the south-east the famed
Kalahari Desert, is spilling into this huge country from Botswana and South
Africa.

The central Namibian highlands is a mountainous, thickly bushed region, and
the further north you travel, the greener and more sub-tropical it become.
The far north is still very tribal, and nearly60% of the population lives in
Namibia's river regions of the Kunene, Okavango and Zambezi.

NAMIBIAN CLIMATE:

Namibia has generally a very dry climate due to the coastal areas being
desert. The Namib desert prevent the moist Atlantic air from reaching the
inland regions.

The northern regions are more sub-tropical in climate with very hot wet
summers and moderate winters.

All days are typically warm to very hot, while night temperature are usually
cool to cold.

Beware: Mid-summer temperatures often go over 40ºC in the more desert
regions.

Winter days are generally warm, with chilly mornings, and as the sun begin
to set, temperatures start quickly drop, and it get cold.

Along the Atlantic coast the cold Benguela current, is also the primary
influence on the climate of the Namib Desert regions, as it minimizes
rainfall and leads to the occurrence of fog, which keep the desert regions
alive.

The raining season will last from November to April. The remainder of the
year is generally dry and cloudless.

There generally more than 300 sunshine days in Namibia! Remember the
sun-screen lotion and a hat.

SPECTACULAR DIVERSE WILDLIFE:

Namibia is one of the very few countries in the world, where you would
see an amazing diverse natural wildlife, the moment you leave any town or
city.

Along all the roads you will often see a variety of small and larger wild
animals, ranging from Warthogs, Steenbok, Hyrax, Mongoose, Jackals, and even
the larger animals such as Giraffe, Oryx, Zebra and Springbok. Some-times
you do get lucky and spot the rare Desert Elephants or a cheetah while
travelling the Damaraland roads.